The challenges of renal replacement therapy and renal palliative care in the elderly

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-243

  Isles, C ^a   Robertson, S ^a   Almond, A ^a   Donaldson, K ^a   Clark, D ^b  

^a DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservative therapy; Dialysis; Last year of life; Older patients; Palliative care; Survival

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FENTANYL; IRON; OXYCODONE;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ANEMIA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMORBIDITY; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MORTALITY; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; AGE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANEMIA; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

EID: 84859404570     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2011.313     Document Type: Review

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